Social Worker (Key Populations Sensitisation and Clinical Competency Training - Wits RHI)

AJ Personnel; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ Personnel is recruiting a qualified Social Work professional to co-facilitate a five-module Key Populations Sensitisation and Competency Development Training Programme for public sector healthcare workers in the Johannesburg Health District. The role is based in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, with travel between seven facilities as required.

The ideal candidate has a Degree in Social Work and current SACSSP registration, plus at least 3 years post-registration experience, including work with key

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work and SACSSP registration are required.
• Experience designing or facilitating training for adult learners is essential.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) is expected.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate the five-module training programme with the Clinical Mentor across seven facilities.
• Lead delivery of sensitisation content on human rights, stigma, violence, and gender identity.
• Facilitate values clarification exercises to address beliefs about key populations.
• Apply adult learning methods using case studies, role plays and discussions.
• Deliver content per the toolkit curriculum to ensure standardised delivery.
• Manage group dynamics and maintain a safe learning environment.
• Plan training schedules with stakeholders to minimise service disruption.
• Prepare training materials and resources, and support standardised presentations.
• Work with Peer Educators and key population organisations to incorporate lived experiences.
• Provide containment and debriefing for distress arising from content, and refer to support services.

Skills

Adult learning facilitation

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Social Work

SACSSP registration

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Main Purporse of the job:

• Co-facilitate the five-module Key Populations Sensitisation and Competency Development Training Programme for public sector healthcare workers across seven Johannesburg Health District facilities, alongside the Clinical Mentor (Training Lead)
• Lead the sensitisation content using adult learning approaches, provide psychosocial containment for trainees, support post-training integration of key population-sensitive practice into routine care and contribute to the evaluation of the training

Location:

• Johannesburg Health District (Seven Public Sector Facilities)
• Based in Hillbrow, Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• Co-facilitate the five-module Key Populations Sensitisation and Competency Development Training Programme with the Clinical Mentor across seven participating facilities
• Lead delivery of sensitisation content on human rights, stigma and discrimination, violence and abuse, sexual orientation and gender identity and communication skills
• Facilitate values clarification exercises that enable healthcare workers to examine personal beliefs and attitudes towards people from key populations
• Apply adult learning methods, including case studies, role plays and reflective discussion, adapted to cadre, group size and facility context
• Deliver content in line with the toolkit curriculum and facilitator guide to ensure standardised delivery across facilities
• Manage group dynamics, including resistance, conflict and personal disclosure, to maintain a safe learning environment
• Plan training schedules with the Clinical Mentor, Study Coordinator and Facility Managers to minimise disruption to service delivery
• Prepare venues, training materials, attendance registers and participant resources, and contribute to the development of standardised PowerPoint presentations, handouts and case studies
• Work with Peer Educators and key population-led organisations to bring lived experience perspectives into training where appropriate and safe
• Provide containment and debriefing where training content raises distress among trainees, and refer trainees to appropriate support services in line with the distress protocol
• Respond appropriately to disclosures of personal experiences of violence, abuse or discrimination that arise during training, in line with social work ethics and confidentiality requirements
• Provide follow-up support to trained healthcare workers on applying sensitisation content in routine care, complementing clinical mentorship by the Clinical Mentor
• Support facilities to strengthen referral pathways between facilities, the Department of Social Development (DSD), key population-led community-based organisations and psychosocial services
• Support Facility Managers to identify gaps in key population-sensitive practice and develop quality improvement plans (QIP's)
• Maintain accurate trainer records, including attendance registers, session logs and records of curriculum adherence, to support fidelity assessment
• Support the Study Coordinator with the administration of pre-test and post-test questionnaires in line with approved study procedures, ensuring that training participation is never conditional on participation in the evaluation
• Maintain confidentiality of trainee and study data in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and institutional requirements
• Submit accurate and timeous training data and reports to the Clinical Mentor and Study Coordinator, and attend meetings as required
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management
• Obtain and maintain a record of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points and maintain professional registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)
• Perform ad hoc duties as requested by line managers

Required minimum education and training

• Degree in Social Work
• Current registration with the SACSSP

Required minimum work experience

• At least 3 years post-registration social work experience, including at least [2] years providing services to key populations (sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender and gender diverse people and people who use drugs) in HIV or related health programmes
• Demonstrated experience designing or facilitating training for adult learners, preferably healthcare workers
• Intermediate MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities

• Training of Trainers or Facilitator Certification, for example an Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) facilitator qualification
• Prior facilitation of the National Department of Health Key Populations Sensitisation and Competency Development Toolkit or a comparable key population sensitivity training programme
• Certificate in basic HIV management
• Experience in values clarification and trauma-informed practice
• Human research ethics or Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
• Proficiency in one or more South African languages commonly spoken in Johannesburg
• Confident facilitation presence, ability to manage resistance and conflict in groups, emotional maturity, empathy, cultural humility, time management and the ability to work independently and as part of a training team
• Willingness to travel regularly between facilities across the Johannesburg Health District

Please note:

• WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position